The fifth largest economy in the world, the UK has a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$2,345 billion (Source: World Bank, 2007) and is forecast to have the strongest business environment of all major European economies for the period 2007 to 2011 (Source: EIU, 2007).
With a population of 60.6 million (Source: ONS, 2007) and unemployment well below the EU average, the UK has a strong workforce to support the economy.
It is a leading global trading nation, as the second largest exporter and third largest importer of commercial services, and the seventh largest exporter and fourth largest importer of merchandise (Source: World Trade Organization, 2007).
Find out more about UK economic growth, interest rates, inflation and more in our UK economy at a glance information sheet.
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